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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.






2. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.






3. Music written to be sung or played in unison.






4. The highest female voice.






5. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.






6. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.






7. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.






8. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.






9. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.






10. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.






11. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.






12. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.






13. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.






14. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.






15. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.






16. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.






17. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.






18. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.






19. The voice between soprano and alto. Also - in sheet music - a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.






20. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.






21. A string of chords played in succession.






22. The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.






23. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.






24. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.






25. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.






26. A symbol indicating to play loud.






27. A repeated phrase.






28. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.






29. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.






30. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.






31. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.






32. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.






33. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






34. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.






35. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.






36. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.






37. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.






38. Harsh - discordant - and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.






39. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.






40. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.






41. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.






42. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.






43. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.






44. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.






45. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.






46. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.






47. A string of chords played in succession.






48. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.






49. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.






50. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.